British Forces Gibraltar
All you want to know about British Forces Gibraltar
| British Forces Gibraltar | |
|---|---|
| Active | |
| Country | Gibraltar |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Navy British Army Royal Air Force |
| Part of | British Armed Forces, UK Ministry of Defence |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Commodore Matt Parr |
British Forces Gibraltar is the name given to the British Armed Forces stationed in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Gibraltar is used primarily as a training area, thanks to its good climate and rocky terrain, and as a stopover for units and ships en route to and from deployments East of Suez.
Permanent units
A handful of units are permanently based in Gibraltar for its territorial defence:
- HQ, British Forces Gibraltar
- Royal Gibraltar Regiment
- Joint Provost and Security Unit
- Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron - two Scimitar class patrol boats, HMS Scimitar and HMS Sabre, and three rigid hulled inflatable boats.
- RAF Gibraltar - Gibraltar's military airfield has no resident units, but is utilised as and when required by aircraft on deployment or exercise.
- Gibraltar Services Police - a civilian police force responsible for enforcing civil law on MoD property in Gibraltar, and is responsible to Commander, British Forces Gibraltar.
Commanders
- List incomplete
- May 2004 Commodore David White [1]
- 19 January 2005 Commodore Allan Adair [2]
- 1 May 2007 Commodore Matt Parr [3]
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